New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-19
TO RELIEVE D0wg1oWy sTrEels
PROPOSALS BEFosE THE STREET DaARp.
THE PROJECT TO WIDEN EiM-sr. F,vonABLY ~.
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THE PROJECT TO WIDEN EiM-sr FAvorABLY ~.
PORTED oN-THE MAYOR. VIEWS
The subcommittee Of The Board Of Street Opening
made It's report yesterday to the board upon tao fl
posed widening of Eim-si AMI plan. Tor rclievin.
travel below thambersst. The report f.vois t,i4en-
Ing Elm-st. from Ninib-sf To Chamrns, st., si.tn.
roadway Of seventy hvo feet, assordn. to tho nat,
and plans already submitted The report further zee
ommends the wdcung OF Ccn'rc.si. Z. psie IA, iet.
minus of tho Brooklyn Bridge and that a now .lfeet
seventy i've feet wide be opened from th, entrance 10
the Bridge to Maiden Lane. THIS street contemplate.
the removal ~ frenchs Hotel. "1he sunday Dispatch
and Ncw-Yorler leitung' buildings and a iesitIran,
between thcn, and Will pass along tho east he -
TIE TRIBUNE Building. ami then run midway b..
tween Nassau and william SIS. 10 Maiden Lane The
proposed new rect Is 10 De seventy I've feet do
Accompanying this report was commun., alton
from the societies of Mechaalcal and Civ Fn.lncers
signed by a committee from each society. Charlie, T.
Emory Charlie, T. Porter and stephen " Baldwin r,,n
resented the society Of Mechanical Engineers Iheg
we're in favor ~ widening Tin 81 ~ 100 feet al
formly, and bu'dius a tunnel from 6cut-e-si. near
Duane to william st., a. the Intersection Of frankfort.
St The graz" a. favorable at this ont for tunre
The committee ai,o favored the opening II Colese.
place from the junction OF Hudson It aud Vc, I.oad.
way TO point near Greenwich and Fulton SIS Dbl.
would greatly relieve the traffic The side Of -
city The committee also 5 -gcsted that IN narrow
streets the loading and unloading OF trucks should 70
done inside the buildings
General George Greene, stevenson Towi and VIII
fam g. Hamilton a committee represent NJ ihs s0riDfy
of Cvil nglnecrs, also faS orcd widening llm st. 10
100 feet. They proposed to connect u With william.
St which they thou ght shOuld b. wicuri 20 l'n
II this propn,tlOn deemed nads .a'e uu account
~ m, grade OF expense then tlsy favored a NV
street al least scv MY i've feet wide. bc opened
from the Brooklyn Bridge through ih~ blocks between
VIII am and az Maiden Lane. They Ic,.fl.
me nd that twenty frrt he cut 81 the cts Hal Park
along the line % icqtrrs IT. from thtnbefsst o. Ma
~ . aud that only Two railroad t.Nks ie aioacd 70
Park Row Thy also favored the widening q col
lego plsrc to Iul'onsi., Is u Further relief IT. TO
traffic on Lower Broadway.
Mayor Hewitt said that AZ present he vas neither
opposed nor IA favor ~ tho wderiug ~ I'm So 10
neni woi.l relieve m" traffic. II would cost N" c y
million, a. collars and n clImed that there was
big railroad scheme behind fhc project That vas
natter that must be- settled before ne would favor ths
project Tho proplc 81 THIS city. he sad IN 10 hs'e
rarld transit. Nothing except four track railroad
would accomplish THIS. All other schemes ~ fa
transit only pos pOnlng the day liil" longer
n might 10 necessary 10 obtain Legislation 9" Wo'Tt
the street after n should DO opened A. 10 law
stands AZ present. any my ci'i1ens could p"fo1 no
Mayor 10 spVOn' a rapid transit commission. and 80
Mayor was co'np"ll"f 10 appoint such commission
II a commission should report I'm favor ~ liin 49, %,
abroad route and conn ans ACCEPTED no telo'.
could hufd tho road without ~" consent ~ the prop
erty-owncrs or munIcipsl authorities
Tho Mayor moved that iho board pOsipnnc action N
Tho matter that 'ho feror b. placed on hle al 10
in Tho city Record This was agreed 10.